Ash tray



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BYgjmmv I A rmR/VEV particularly ash trays of the type Patented July 6,1943 ASH TRAY Anton F. Boho, Newark, N. J., assignor of onehalf toWilliam Lefierts, Nutley, N. J.

Application December 11, 1941, Serial No. 422,525 Claims. (Cl. 131-235)This invention relates to ash trays, and more which are supto providecerimprovements whereby the plied with snufier wells, and aims tain newand useful ash tray is made moresanitary and useful and at the same timeinexpensive in cost of manufacture.

The ash tray of this invention is made of two separable parts which,when assembled, fit snugly together and serve as a compact unitary ashtray with the two parts so interlocked that the device appears andfunctions in all respects as though it were made of one piece.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, wherein characters of reference refer to like numbered parts onthe accompanying drawing, which forms a part hereof. It is to be notedthat the drawing serves the purpose of illustration only, and it isneither intended nor desired to limit the invention in any manner to theexact details shown plementary in surface conformation to thelowerenlarged, as shown at excepting insofar as they may be embodiedwithin the scope of the appended claims.

' Referring briefly to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.,

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawing, the numeral 10indicates the baseof the device and the numeral II the body thereof,these two parts being mutually detachable and when assembled comprisingthe ash tray. The upper portion of the base II) is provided with athreaded concentric depression or cut-out l2, and the body II isprovided with a complementary depending concentric threaded boss [3which threadably engages the cut-out l3.

The base I and body ll may both be made of the same material, such as,for instance, glass or other suitable material; or they may each be madeof different materials. For the purpose of economy in cost ofmanufacture as well as for sanitary reasons, it is believed that glasswouldbe the most suitable material for both parts.

The body I! is scooped out at the top to pro ride a concave floor M,which is surrounded by ;he-peripheral wall l5 of the body. A plurality)f downwardly tapering holes l6 .are provided .hrough the entire heightof the body, extendng from the concave floor. through the bottom, bothat the boss 13 and at the shoulder l1 surounding the boss. Both thefloor of the cut-out 2 and the shoulder N3, of the base, are comhaveopen access to a relatively most surface of the boss l3 and the shoulderII, respectively (in the illustration, these surfaces are all shownflat), so that when assembled the two parts Ill and H fit snuglytogether with no space between them. Hence, the upper surface of thebase in, whether the shoulder l8 or the surface of the cut-out l2,provides in every case a snug closure for the wells l6.

Each of the wells I6 has its upper end or mouth .arcuately roundedoutward, and thereby IS. The degree of this funnel-like widening androunding of the mouths I9 is substantially large, for the purpose whichwill presently be made apparent, and it is to be noted that thecurvature of each mouth l9 blends with the surface of the concave floor14.

It is obvious that the concave tray-like surface I4 will readily serveas a receptacle upon which the ashes of a cigaret maybe flicked. Some ofsuch ashes will rest upon the of the surface H between the mouths l9,while some will fall into one or more of the wells I6.

Relatively speaking, the efliciency of any snufling wel1 depends to aconsiderable extent upon the volume of air in which the lighted end ofthe cigaret is to be snuffed out; if that volume is large, it takes alonger time to snufi out thefire, and if the bottom of the well shouldlarge volume of air, either by direct access or would be occasioned by aclosure of the well which is not snug or locked thereon, then acirculation even be setup or be permissible to stantially long intervalof time to for extinguishment of the fire. The the wells [5 assures thatat some point 'in the height of the well the tip of the cigaret willbecome jammed upon insertion thereinto; The positive tight closure ofthe base I0 against the bottoms of the wells l5 assures eflicient andquick extinguishment of the fire.

The concavity of the surface M serves, in conat the bottom notpositively of air might cause a subbe required tapering of junction withthe rounded mouths IQ of the snufier wells 15, a double purpose. First,there is that above-mentioned, as an ash receptacle. And second, when aperson desires to insert the end of the cigaret into a well I6 to snuffit out, wherever on the surface I 4 the lighted end may first contactthe device, a slight sure and/or a slight lateral movement will bringthe tip on to the rounded mouth of a well and necessary for the personto carefully watch the floor space 1 by air leaks as downward pres- Inother words, 'it'will notbe is sure he isbringing the cigaret withinthev confines of the wall l5. This is particularly true of those wellsI! which are situated adjacent the wall l5, because of the relativelysharp slope of the surface [4 adjacent the wall I! and the directblending of the rounded mouths it of those wells with that portion ofthe surface ll.

The rounded form of the mouths i9 is furthermore preferable to a conicalform, because the blending of the mouth in the latter ,case with boththe surface II and the wall of the well itself would not be ascontinuous and smooth, and the cigaret would not be guided as surely andsmoothly into the well as above-mentioned, that is. without keeping oneseye on the operation.

The number of wells provided in the body ll would of course be variable.depending upon thew wishes of the manufacturer; but with a sufllcientnumber of wells the ash tray could be in continuous use until they areall filled with butts. In order to clean the device, the body II isfirst unscrewed from the base l0, and the butts may either be poked outof the wells or driven out by a stream of water from the 'tap. Both thebody I I and the base it may then be washedin a very simple manner andscrewed together again. It is apparent that an ash tray along the linesjust set forth, could be veryinexpensively manufactured of glass or ofany plastic or moldable material, and it may of course also be made ofwood or of any metal or alloy.

Since the body H is securely screwed upon the base In, the ash trayfunctions exactly as though it were made of one piece, and it may bereadily moved or carried about without any danger of separation of onepart from the other. In apends of some of sald wells to provide closuresfor said some of said wells, the upper surface of said its upper surfaceconcavely rounded and having a plurality of downwardly tapering wellsextending substantially vertically therethrough, the upper ends of saidwells being rounded outward to provide enlarged mouths blending withsaid concave surface, the base of said cut-out lying flush against thelower ends of some of said wells to provide closures therefor.

3. A device comprising a base having a threaded cut-out therein, and abody having a 'complementary threaded boss extending therefrom,

,said body being removably secured to said base by screwing said bossinto said cut-out and having its upper surface concavely rounded andhaving a plurality of wells extending substantially vertically'therethrough. the upper ends of said wells being rounded outward to.provide enlarged mouths blending with said concave surface, the

base of said cut-out lying-flush against the lower pearance, also ,theash tray will look as though v it were made of one piece.

Obviously. modifications in form and structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

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1. A device comprising a base having a threaded cut-out-therein and anannular shoulder surrounding said cut-out, and abody having acomplementary threaded boss extending therefrom,

said body being removably secured to said base by screwing said bossintosaid cut-out, said body having its. upper surface concavely rounded andhaving a plurality of wells extending substantially verticallytherethrough, the upper ends of said wells being rounded outward toprovide enlarged mouths blending with said concave surface, the

- base of said cut-out lying flush against the lower ends of some ofsaid wells to provide closures therefor.

4. A device comprising-a base'having a threaded cut-out therein and anannular shoulder surrounding said cut-out, and a body having acomplementary threaded boss extending therefrom. said body beingremovably secured to said base by screwing said boss into said cut-outand having its upper surface concavely rounded and hav- 'inga pluralityof wells extending substantially vertically therethrough. the upper,ends of said wells being rounded outward to provide enlarged mouthsblending with said concave surface. the base of said cut-out lying flushagainst the lower ends of some of said wells to provide closures forsaid some of said wells, said shoulder having its upper surfacesimilarly lying flush against the lower ends of the remainder of saidwells to provide closures therefor.

5. The device set forth in claim 4, said body having an annular surfacesurrounding said boss and lying in a plane parallel with the planethrough the extreme end of said boss. and the plane through said base ofsaid cut-out lyin parallel with the plane through said upper surface ofsaid shoulder.

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